€1.5 million Arts funding for north west organisations
Arts in the northwest is to benefit from funding of more than 1.5 million euro in 2017. 11 groups and organisations in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will receive funding from the Arts Council for the development of arts. Sligo will receive over 670 thousand euro with The Model Arts Centre…
Councillor says national funding is the only way to get Fintra Bridge upgraded
A Sinn Fein councillor believes the only way Fintra Bridge in Donegal can be upgraded is if Transport Infrastructure Ireland provide funding. Councillor Noel Jordan raised the issue at a meeting of Donegal Municipal District this week in which he called for the R263 between Killybegs and Clencolmcille to be…
Northwest business leaders meet with Transport Minister about N4 and N5
Business leaders from the northwest have met Minister for Transport Shane Ross to demand investment in the region’s road network, which they say is “severely over-capacity” and hampering jobs, investment and tourism. Over 50 people representing chambers of commerce along the N4 and N5 from Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon,…
RSA award for Donegal based road safety initiative
A Donegal-based road safety initiative aimed at rehabilitating dangerous drivers has won an award for its work. The Pro-Social Drivers programme – set up in 2012 to address the high instances of anti-social driving in Donegal – has taken out the top prize at the 9th annual ‘Leading Lights in…
Commitment needed to fund south Donegal fire stations
A Donegal councillor believes the county council need to ensure a commitment to fund two new fire stations in South Donegal is honoured. The fire stations in Ballyshannon and Bundoran are under independent review currently to see if there will be one new fire station allocated to both towns or…
Safety a concern at Rossnowlagh Beach
Safety is an increasingly pressing issue at Rossnowlagh beach in Co. Donegal. That’s according to the Rossnowlagh Beach committee in a presentation to the Donegal Municipal District councillors today. With up to 5,000 people living in Rossnowlagh during the summer months the number of people including children walking on the…
Donegal TD criticizes Government’s failure to ratify UN Convention for people with disabilities
An Independent TD in Donegal has hit out at the government’s failure to ratify the UN Convention which would see the passing of legislation protecting the rights of people with disabilities. Deputy Thomas Pringle has described it as shameful that Ireland is the only EU country yet to ratify the…